Coconutdaddy Productions

Ah, Monique Gabrielle—a name that echoes through the halls of B-movie heaven like a soft breeze of nostalgia, or maybe like the theme song from *Deathstalker 2* (you know, if it had a theme song). Born as Katherine Gonzalez, but reborn as Monique Gabrielle, she’s a beacon of light for anyone who grew up with an appreciation for cheesy sword-and-sorcery flicks, a love of questionable acting, and a passion for *Penthouse*. ### Early Life: Before She Became Monique... And Cinematic Royalty Monique wasn’t always a goddess of low-budget cinema. She started life in the humble, snowy streets of Denver, Colorado. Imagine, if you will, a young Monique in Christian high school, flipping through *Penthouse* (just for research, of course) and wondering, "Why can't *I* be the December Pet of the Month?" Well, turns out she could. And she *was*—in December 1982, the world was gifted with Monique Gabrielle, Penthouse Pet extraordinaire. It was like Christmas came early for million...